r/IndieDev
BorderlineThis is the place for indie devs and gamers to share anything, be it game development, their favorite games or just cool images, GIFs and music from an indie game in a casual community-run environment. If you're an indie gamer, this place welcomes you too! After all, every gamer is a potential indie developer!
Members
249,287
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
October 28, 2011
Total posts
295.1K
archived
Total comments
1.4M
archived
Is r/IndieDev dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 48 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/IndieDev
How many members does r/IndieDev have?
r/IndieDev had 249,287 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/IndieDev dead?
r/IndieDev looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (48 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/IndieDev created?
r/IndieDev was created on October 28, 2011.
Can I take over r/IndieDev?
Probably not. r/IndieDev is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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